Children who watch television are not damaged, in fact, children can benefit from watching TV. Television can be a means of education for children. Even non-educational shows give them an awareness of other kinds of people.
Children who watch television are not damaged, in fact, children can benefit from watching TV. Television can be a means of education for children. Even non-educational shows give them an awareness of other kinds of people.
Children who watch television are not damaged, in fact, children can benefit from watching TV. Television can be a means of education for children. Even non-educational shows give them an awareness of other kinds of people.
I.
Introduction
Provide
some
background
on
television
--
how
long
it's
been
around,
what
kind
of
shows
are
on
it,
how
some
people
think
it's
bad,
etc.
Raise
the
specific
issue
of
children
and
television
and
the
controversy
over
whether
TV
is
good
or
bad
for
children.
My
position
statement:
Despite
the
existence
of
some
unsuitable
television
shows,
on
the
whole,
children
who
watch
television
are
not
damaged;
in
fact,
children
can
benefit
from
watching
television.
II.
Reason
1:
Television
can
be
a
means
of
education
for
children.
Shows
like
Sesame
Street
and
Mister
Rogers
Neighborhood
teach
them
a
variety
of
skills
from
counting
to
getting
along
with
others.
Integrate
some
information
from
Essay
1
on
what
educators
think
of
PBS.
Integrate
some
information
from
Essay
2,
which
discusses
the
importance
of
learning
at
an
early
age.
Even
non-educational
shows
give
them
an
awareness
of
other
kinds
of
people
and
other
cultures
that
they
may
not
be
familiar
with
personally.
Integrate
some
information
from
Essay
2
that
discusses
how
many
children
do
not
come
into
contact
with
other
cultures
or
races
until
they
are
in
their
teens.
III.
Reason
2:
Television
provides
children
with
a
safe
means
of
entertainment.
While
running
and
playing
are
important
for
children,
they
also
need
some
"down
time"
just
as
adults
do.
Integrate
some
information
from
Essay
1
that
discusses
some
of
the
specific
entertainment-only
shows
on
TV
such
as
Saturday
morning
cartoons.
Integrate
some
information
from
Essay
3,
which
discusses
the
role
that
Walt
Disney
cartoons
play
in
a
child's
life.
IV.
Counterargument:
Television
is
full
of
violence,
sex,
and
bad
language.
Begin
by
citing
information
from
Essay
3,
which
discusses
the
number
of
violent
acts
a
child
can
expect
to
witness
on
TV
by
the
time
he
or
she
is
twelve
years
old.
React
to
such
a
problem
with
the
following
refutation:
TV
is
not
to
blame
if
children
watch
such
violence;
rather
parents
are
to
blame
because
they
don't
monitor
their
children
closely
enough.
Integrate
some
information
from
Essay
1
on
how
certain
networks
such
as
the
Discovery
Channel
and
PBS
contain
no
offensive
television
Integrate
some
information
from
Essay
2
on
how
educators
believe
that
parents
still
must
do
a
better
job
of
keeping
track
of
their
child's
interests.
V.
Conclusion:
Discuss
how
television
can
become
better
than
it
already
is.